Wulff H R
Unit of Medical Philosophy and Clinical Theory, University of Copenhagen, Panum Institute, Denmark.
Theor Med. 1992 Mar;13(1):79-85. doi: 10.1007/BF00489221.
In this commentary on the article by Arthur L. Caplan [1] the philosophy of medicine is viewed from a medical perspective. Philosophical studies have a long tradition in medicine, especially during periods of paradigmatic unrest, and they serve the same goal as other medical activities: the prevention and treatment of disease. The medical profession needs the help of professional philosophers in much the same way as it needs the cooperation of basic scientists. Philosophy of medicine may not deserve the status of a philosophical subspecialty or field, but is so closely linked to the main trends of contemporary medical thinking that it must be regarded as an emerging (or reemerging) medical subdiscipline.
在这篇对亚瑟·L·卡普兰[1]文章的评论中，医学哲学是从医学视角来审视的。哲学研究在医学领域有着悠久的传统，尤其是在范式动荡时期，并且它们与其他医学活动有着相同的目标：预防和治疗疾病。医学专业如同需要基础科学家的合作一样，非常需要专业哲学家的帮助。医学哲学可能不应享有哲学子专业或领域的地位，但它与当代医学思维的主要趋势联系如此紧密，以至于必须被视为一个新兴（或重新兴起）的医学子学科。
